tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349124532504569358.post7123192925399361524..comments2023-10-15T04:48:43.554-04:00Comments on A Writer's Rush: Chicken Update, Fox Attack & Upcoming TourRula Sinarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349124532504569358.post-54428904020358247842016-05-28T08:43:47.746-04:002016-05-28T08:43:47.746-04:00Thanks on my son! I'm hoping to get some baby ...Thanks on my son! I'm hoping to get some baby chicks but I've heard that some hens can hatch them, but then end up not protecting them well. I hope this girl does both. It'd be so cute to watch mama and babies!<br /><br />The fox are just so active this time of year here. We're seeing them a lot! I just have to manage things differently so that everyone is happy.Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349124532504569358.post-90198963804613795922016-05-28T08:41:18.941-04:002016-05-28T08:41:18.941-04:00I hear ya, Maria! The roosters I have now are Blac...I hear ya, Maria! The roosters I have now are Black Coppers and nice in that they don't attack us like the last one (an easter egger). They've been great with hawk defense, but I guess they gave up with the fox. Plus, it's a large area so I guess if certain hens didn't stay with the group, they had to choose between who to protect. Just guessing here. We have a few not so bright hens who don't pay attention to alarm calls and just keep munching away ;).<br /><br />When we built the coop, we had plans to add a secure 'aviary-like' run with a hardware cloth skirt buried around the bottom. In fact, I have the welded 1/4 in hardware cloth I'd ordered, but we ran out of time etc... Plus that false sense of security since the fox never entered our yard. I LOVE the free ranging, but I think now we need to get the 'aviary' built for high risk times or when we can't be outside watching them free range a few hours.<br /><br />With our two dogs, I don't want to get another as a guardian yet. I'm tempted to get a donkey (I love them :)! I've also heard male urine works. Hmmm....Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349124532504569358.post-58264903807701530322016-05-27T19:13:10.229-04:002016-05-27T19:13:10.229-04:00I am sorry to hear about the fox attack. Yes, the...I am sorry to hear about the fox attack. Yes, they have to live, but it isn't easy seeing the carnage.Fingers and toes crossed that your broody hen brings it off.<br />Glad to hear your son will be fine too.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349124532504569358.post-3548598308393597412016-05-27T16:46:28.984-04:002016-05-27T16:46:28.984-04:00I'm sorry to hear about your fox attack. We...I'm sorry to hear about your fox attack. We've been seeing foxes by us too. Fortunately the chicken coop is built inside an aviary (for lack of a better word). When we built their pen, we ran two by fours on the top and covered it with poultry netting. <br /><br />Some roosters are more protective than others. It's instinctive in some, non existent in others. Not so much a breed characteristic as it is a personality trait.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.com